You get 2 franchises, $150 Million cap. No: Clones, AAA, WW, twisting. Yes: DH. 24 team league with no live game requirement to qualify for playoffs. Must use a stadium used by one of your franchises. There are a few restrictions: The Yankees/Highlanders franchise is banned (this is a Yankee-free league).

Other franchises are broken down into lists:

A List:

Giants - 2

Cardinals - 2

Red Sox - 2

Indians - 1

B List:

A’s - 5 (full- can no longer be picked)

Tigers - 1

Braves - 3

Cubs - 3

Phillies - 3

C List:

Dodgers - 3

Reds - 1

Pirates - 1

White Sox - 4

Baltimore Orioles (1885-1899) (not to be confused with the Browns/Orioles franchise) - 3

(note on the 1885-1899 Orioles: It is OK to use Orioles Park IV if you select this franchise)

D List:

Senators/Twins -4
Browns/Orioles - 3

Seattle Mariners (started 1977) - 2

Arizona Diamondbacks (started 1998)

Colorado Rockies (started 1993)

Houston Astros/Colt .45’s (started 1962) - 1

Kansas City Royals (started 1969) - 1

Angels (started 1961)

Marlins (started 1993)

Milwaukee Brewers/Seattle Pilots (started 1969)

NY Mets (started 1962) - 1

San Diego Padres (started 1969) - 1

Tampa Bay Rays/Devil Rays (started 1998)

Texas Rangers/Washington Senators (started 1961) (not to be confused with the Washington Senators of 1901-1960 who became the Twins)

Toronto Blue Jays (started 1977) - 1

Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos (started 1969)

Louisville Colonels (1885-1899)

Cleveland Spiders/Blues (1887-1899)

If you pick a team from the “A” list, your 2nd team must come from the “D” list. If you pick a team from the “B” list your 2nd team can come from either the “C” list or the “D” list. If you pick a “C” list team your 2nd team can from either the “B” list or the “D” list. Teams from the “D” list can be paired with any team from the “A”, “B”, or “C” lists.

There can be up to 5 instances of any franchise (excepting the banned Yanks). The combination of franchises, however, must be unique. For example if someone picks the Cardinals & Royals combo, 4 other owners can pick the Cardinals but they’d have to pair them with a franchise from the “D” list other than the Royals (and all different than each other). First come, first serve on the franchises and on unique combos.

You can have 2 teams but they will be placed in separate leagues. Will initially do random alignment and then adjust to make sure owners don’t have 2 teams in the same league.

I would like the A's (B) & O's (C) but since Orioles Parks I, II & III are not available, can I play in Orioles Park IV, which is on the same exact site as Orioles Park II & III? If this is not OK, I will just have to play in one of the 4 PHIL A's ballparks?

Hi good_beef! I think using Orioles Park IV sounds reasonable. It is listed as being in use in 1901-02 and if it is on the same site as II & III it is very likely what the 1899 version was (or extremely close). I will update the initial posting to let any future 1890s Orioles owners know it is OK to use Orioles Park IV.